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Alexa Vega

Alexa Vega has been acting since the age of four when she landed the role of Burt Reynolds's daughter in the acclaimed television series, Evening Shade. She became known worldwide in 2001 with her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy. Vega also made her Broadway debut in 2007, playing Penny Pingleton in the Tony Award winning Broadway version of Hairspray. She can be seen in the rock musical movie Repo! The Genetic Opera. She plays Shilo Wallace in the Darren Lynn Bousman directed film.

Ms. Vega has appeared in the films: Twister, as the young Helen Hunt; Little Giants; Nine Months; Ghosts of Mississippi; Deep End of the Ocean; Sleepover; and State's Evidence. Her television credits include: Ladies Man; opposite Alfred Molina; ER; Chicago Hope; the lead in the Lifetime feature, Odd Girl Out; and, in 2006, she starred in the HBO film, Walkout. More recently Vega starred in: Broken Hill; Helix; The Mine; and Café. Additionally, she will next be seen in: The Clockwork Girl; Mother's Day; Spy Kids 4 and Summer Song.


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Alexa Vega Facts

Birth Name Alexa Ellesse Vega
OccupationActress
BirthdayAugust 27, 1988 (35)
SignVirgo
BirthplaceMiami, Florida, USA
Height5' 1" (1m55)  How tall is Alexa Vega compared to you?

Selected Filmography

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Glimmer Man
Spy Kids
The Hunters
Spy Kids 3: Game Over
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Sleepless in Chicago
Spy Kids 2
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